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A group of Type-96A main battle tanks (MBTs) attached to an armored detachment with the PLA 76th Group Army are en route to a designated training area in formation during an actual combat training exercise in northwest China's Gansu Province on October 16, 2018. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photos by Zhu Bin)



Infantrymen assigned to an armored detachment with the PLA 76th Group Army disembark from a Type 97(?) APC during an actual combat training exercise in northwest China's Gansu Province on October 16, 2018. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Zhu Bin)



Infantrymen assigned to an armored detachment with the PLA 76th Group Army advance to assault mock enemies' positions under the cover of Type-96A main battle tanks (MBTs) during an actual combat training exercise in northwest China's Gansu Province on October 16, 2018. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Zhu Bin)



Infantrymen assigned to an armored detachment with the PLA 76th Group Army provide security for each other before boarding a Type-96A main battle tank (MBT) during an actual combat training exercise in northwest China's Gansu Province on October 16, 2018. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Zhu Bin)

HI-RES is here >>>>PLA Infantrymen conduct training with MBTs

 

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PLA soldiers prepare for a mine clearance operation in border city of Pingxiang, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The PLA soldiers detonated on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018 the last mine in a minefield in Pingxiang. (Photo: China News Service/Jiang Xuelin)





PLA soliders in a mine clearance operation in border city of Pingxiang, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The PLA soldiers detonated on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018 the last mine in a minefield in Pingxiang. The operation marked the completion of a years-long landmine-sweeping mission in the Guangxi section of the Sino-Vietnam border, clearing the dangerous historical legacy that has hindered border development. (Photo: China News Service/Jiang Xuelin)



Mines found a mine clearance operation in border city of Pingxiang, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The PLA soldiers detonated on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018 the last mine in a minefield in Pingxiang.

 

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Mock-up J-15 on the flight deck of CV-17. More that likely will be used for firefighting and rescue training.



This photo shows the open ordnance elevator doors just between the two bow launch points.





PLAN-CV17 is being prepared for another sea trail before being turned over to the PLAN. The 2nd Chinese aircraft carrier is expected to begin its third trip to the sea this Sunday, October 28, in a maritime area virtually identical to the previous ones. The vessel's last departure was a little over two months ago and lasted ten days.



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On October 26, the Liaoning Maritime Safety Administration issued a navigational warning: in the northern part of the Yellow Sea, military missions will be carried out from 8:00 on October 28 to 18:00 on November 6 . The sea area and length of time covered by the 10-day navigation warning are highly consistent with the previous second domestic aircraft carrier test voyage field and time length. There is reason to believe that this will be the third sea trial of China's first domestic aircraft carrier.

 

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The 2ᵉ and new Chinese aircraft carrier, docked for 63 days after its last switch, has left the door of Dalian this Sunday, October 28 for its 3rd test campaign at sea. Very early in the morning, journalists and amateurs, who had learned of this departure through a maritime notification from the local authorities, saw officers and sailors from the Chinese navy patrol the flight deck of this ship. 60,000 tonnes.

Nine tugs from the port service then gathered around the building to prepare for the exit. At 09:15, the metal bridge that connects the aircraft carrier and the pier was removed. Under the cannon and firecrackers that sounded around 10:05, the building, with its flags, slowly moved away from the port.



Knowing that the models of J-15, Z-9 and Z-18 ^^ boarded before the second test are still present, according to the amateur photos, it is plausible that the tests of different systems for aeronautical support will continue this time.



Note that the model of the J-15^^ in question is actually that of the electronic warfare version, with pods EW at the end of wings. This means that the Chinese navy does intend to equip an apparatus specialized in electromagnetic warfare for its naval air force.

The platform that represents the J-15 is not ready to disappear for so early, contrary to what some "media" claim.

The writer of this article seems the J-15 aircraft mock ups have perhaps operational ECM pods. Personally I don't think so.

 

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reverse engineering? fantastic plane!

 

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Nice photos of the J-20..speaking of the J-20..that bird has engine "issues" Major issues;

J-20 engine issues. the J-20 is no match for the F-22 or F-35

As Dave Majumdar previously covered , China recently declared that its J-20 fighter jet had attained initial operational capability. “China's latest J-20 stealth fighter has been commissioned into the air force's combat service,” China’s Defense Ministry said on February 9. Chinese analysts touted the country’s achievement as breaking the Western stranglehold on stealthy aircraft. "The J-20 will also change the history of the air force in Asia-Pacific region. In the past, only the U.S. and its allies like Japan were capable of arming stealth fighter jets. But now, their monopoly in this region has been broken by China's J-20," Song Zongping, a military expert, was quoted as saying in official media.

China has indeed long depicted the J-20 as a competitor to America’s fifth-generation jets, the F-22 and F-35. But a new report casts doubt on those claims. Specifically, the Hong Kong–based South China Morning Post (SCMP)reported that “China rushed its first advanced stealth fighter jet into service ahead of schedule last year, using stopgap engines, in the face of rising security challenges in the region.” According to SCMP, that “means its capabilities will be severely limited, affecting its manoeuvrability and fuel efficiency as well as its stealthiness at supersonic speeds.”

The story notes that the J-20s were initially slated to be powered by a specially designed W-15 engine. However, during testing in 2015, the W-15 engine exploded. Although no one was injured in the explosion, Chinese engineers have not been able to fix the engine. One source told the Hong Kong paper that the “reasons it happened were complicated, with one being the quality control of its single-crystal turbine blades, the key component for such a powerful turbofan engine.” More concretely, the W-15’s single-crystal turbine blades have been unable to handle the high temperatures and maneuverability of the J-20.

An engine that can handle these functions is essential for fifth-generation aircraft. As the article notes, engines like the F-22’s Pratt & Whitney F119 allow fighters to reach supersonic speeds without using afterburners, which allows them to maintain their stealth. Without an engine like this, Beijing’s J-20 would lack stealthiness while traveling at supersonic speeds.

The issue does not look like it will be resolved in the near future. A second Chinese military source claimed to SCMP: “Chinese technicians are able to produce cutting-edge-quality single-crystal turbine blades when concentrating on a specific single item. But they’ve still failed to turn the advanced technology into a standard product for mass production. It’s a bottleneck problem that needs more time to overcome after countless experiments and tests, based on Western experiences.”

For the time being, then, China’s new combat ready J-20s are using WS-10B engines. According to SCMP, the WS-10B is a modified version of the WS-10 Taihang engine, which were built to power China’s J-10 and J-11 fighters. Those fighters are labeled as fourth-generation jets. The WS-10B’s thrust-to-weight ratio is not able to power the J-20 to supersonic speeds without the use of afterburners.

This is not the first time that the J-20 has required new engines. Initially, China had used two Russian AL-31 engines to power the J-20 fighter jets. These engines are even less capable than the WS-10B ones that China produces domestically. Beijing has pushed Moscow to sell it more advanced engines but Russia has refused because of concerns that China will reverse engineer them, as it has done with other military systems.

Russia’s refusal prompted China to begin investing heavily in domestically manufactured engines. In fact, “military insiders” told the South China Morning Post that Beijing spent around $23.7 billion between 2010 and 2015 trying to develop more modern aerospace engines. Chinese state media has previously bragged that these efforts paid off. China Central Television claimed last year that the W-15 engines were performing comparably to the Pratt & Whitney F119. Evidently, that is not the case.

The South China Morning Post article did not come as a complete surprise. A January 2016 Reuters article noted that China was struggling to manufacture engines for its fifth-generation jets. “Chinese engine-makers face a multitude of problems,” Michael Raska, an assistant professor at Singapore’s S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, was quoted as saying in the article. “Among the issues,” Reuters noted, “China’s J-20 and J-31 stealth fighters cannot super-cruise, or fly at supersonic speeds like their closest rivals, Lockheed Martin’s F-22 and F-35 stealth planes, without using afterburners.”

 

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11.01.2018....Snipers from a special unit of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force sharp their skills during a training at Songshan Mountain, Central China’s Henan province. (Photo: China News Service/ Zhao Hongtao)

 

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J-10 Fighter jets of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force's August 1st aerobatics team is seen at an airport in Zhuhai, South China’s Guangdong province, October 31, 2018. The team will perform at the 12th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition (Airshow China). The event will be held in Zhuhai from Nov. 6 to 11. (Photo: China News Service/ Chen Jimin)

 

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31.OCT.2018..The PLAN air force of the Northern Fleet, the Chinese Navy, deployed several aircraft, including the J-7 & J-15s, in a live-fire aerial combat exercise in Bohai Bay China. The J-7 is not a carrier borne aircraft.

 

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This is the US Navy X-47B aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) in 2013. This basic design is in R & D for the new USN carrier borne tanker the MQ-25A. Which should start trials next year.


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That stated.. Now Behold! the Chinese CH-7 drone.

China offers stealth combat drone for the World Market



Stealth drone CH-7 on display. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
China is well-known as a rising supplier of advanced military drones in the international market. Now, the nation is offering a new attraction that could be irresistible to many buyers — the only stealth drone available in the market. And it can lift heavier loads than some manned fighter jets.



The China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics, the country’s largest military drone exporter by the number of products sold overseas, will display its latest combat model —



the CH-7 high-altitude, long-endurance stealth drone at the 12th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, sources from the academy told China Daily in an exclusive interview.

Information from the academy shows that the cutting-edge combat drone is capable of detecting stealth fighter jets such as the United States’ F-22 Raptor and early warning aircraft (sey what?!), and then providing guidance for manned combat planes to hit these targets.

With a flying wing design, CH-7 is 10 meters in length and has a 22-m wingspan. Its maximum takeoff weight is 13 metric tons, which means the drone is more powerful than some manned combat aircraft such as China’s JF-17 Thunder. By comparison, its predecessor, the CH-5, has a maximum takeoff weight of 3.3 tons and is known as the “flying arsenal” because it can carry as many as 24 missiles in a single mission.

Powered by a single jet engine, the CH-7 has a maximum speed of about 920 kilometers per hour, roughly the cruising speed of a large jetliner. Its flight ceiling is 13 km, high enough to evade almost all types of short- and medium-range air-defense missiles, and its operational radius is around 2,000 km, according to the academy.

 

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Copy beat original to the market!

 

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Copy beat original to the market!

The thing is right now the MQ-25 is exclusively for the US Navy...and I doubt some of the claims the Chinese have on this H-7 drone Such as..

...Information from the academy shows that the cutting-edge combat drone is capable of detecting stealth fighter jets such as the United States’ F-22 Raptor...

 

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The guided-missile frigate Qinhuangdao (Hull 505) attached to a frigate flotilla with the navy under the PLA Northern Theater Command fires its main gun against mock ashore targets during a maritime training exercise in late October, 2018. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Wang Guangjie and Jiao Penghang)



The guided-missile frigate Qinhuangdao (Hull 505) attached to a frigate flotilla with the navy under the PLA Northern Theater Command crashes through waves during a maritime training exercise in late October, 2018. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Wang Guangjie and Jiao Penghang)



Sailors aboard the guided-missile frigate Qinhuangdao (Hull 505) lower a rigid-hull inflatable boat in preparation for a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) mission during a maritime training exercise in late October, 2018. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Wang Guangjie and Jiao Penghang)



The guided-missile frigate Qinhuangdao (Hull 505) attached to a frigate flotilla with the navy under the PLA Northern Theater Command receives food supplies from a comprehensive supply ship during a maritime training exercise in late October, 2018. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Wang Guangjie and Jiao Penghang)



Sailors aboard the guided-missile frigate Qinhuangdao (Hull 505) heave the messenger line for replenishment-at-sea with a comprehensive supply ship during a maritime training exercise in late October, 2018. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Wang Guangjie and Jiao Penghang)

HI-RES is here >>> PLAN Frigate Qinhuangdao conducts maritime traininghttp://eng.mod.gov.cn/news/2018-11/05/content_4828660.htm

 

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The thing is right now the MQ-25 is exclusively for the US Navy...and I doubt some of the claims the Chinese have on this H-7 drone Such as..

Covering all the ground. Good enough of description for AliExpres.

 

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According to pictures uploaded by Chinese netizens, on the morning of November 6, China’s first domestic aircraft carrier,CV-17(unnamed), had completed the third sea trial and slowly entered Dalian Port with the help of several tugboats.

 

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copy paste and photoshop?

 

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Chengdu J-10B equipped with TVC (thrust vectoring control) / Airshow China 2018

 

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Chinese Armored vehicles attend a dynamic display of ground military equipment at the 12th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition (Airshow China) in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province, on Nov. 7, 2018. (Xinhua/Yang Guang

 

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Fighter jets of China's Bayi Aerobatic Team perform at the 12th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition (Airshow China) in the southern port city of Zhuhai, Guangdong Province on November 6, 2018. (Photo: China News Service/ Chen Jimin)





The 12th Airshow China, one of the world's top air shows, opens in port city of Zhuhai, Guangdong Province on November 6, 2018. (Photo: China News Service/Chen Jimin)